Events and Persons
In Which You Will Be More or Lees Interested.
News for This Department Must Be Received by Wednesday Night.
Miss Catherine Robinson of Buffalo,
N. Y., who has been spending the sum
mer in California, arrived in Omaha
Sunday, and remained two days as the
guest of Mrs. W. W. Peebles and Miss
Lena Paul of 2916 North Twenty-sixth
street.
The second meeting of the Elite
Whist club was held at the residence
of Mrs. A. D. James Wednesday of
last week. The highest score was
made by Mrs. Sidney Miller.
The Rev. I. L. Thomas, D. D., of
Baltimore, Md., secretary of the Board
of Home Missions and Church Exten
sion of the Methodist Episcopal
church, will speak at Grove M. E.
church, Twenty-second and Seward
streets, Friday night, November 5th,
on “The Negro and His Money." Dr.
Thomas has the reputation of being a
pleasing and entertaining speaker.
Dependable dress making. Prices
reasonable. Miss Gladys Counsellor,
2428 Lake street. Webster 604.
Miss Fostoria Logan, youngest
daughter of the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. G.
G. Logan, left Wednesday morning for
Holly Springs, Miss., to resume her
studies at Rust university.
Miss Lena Paul gave an automobile
party Monday afternoon in honor of
her guest, Miss Catherine Robinson, of
Buffalo, N. Y. The members of the
party were the Misses Catherine and
Jenne Robinson, Frances Shaw, Ame
lia Singleton, Minnie Wright and Lena
Paul.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther J. Dillard mot
ored to Lincoln Saturday and returned
Sunday night. They had as their
guests on the trip Mrs. M. E. Overall
and Mr. Guy Overall.
The Rt. Rev. Sidney Catlin Part
ridge, D. D„ bishop of West Missouri,
will preach at the Church of St. Philip
the Deacon at 11 o’clock Sunday morn
ing. Bishop Partridge was ten years
missionary bishop of Kyota, Japan,
before his election to the see of West
Missouri. There will be no evening
service Sunday at St. Philip’s as the
congregation unites with the other
congregations of the Episcopal church
in the missionary mass meeting which
is to be held in Trinity cathedral at
8 o’clock and at which addreses will
be made by the Rev. Dr. Burleson of
New York, Bishop Partridge, Bishop
Lonsley of Iowa and Bishop Brewer of
Montana.
Miss Sadie Hermann continues quite
ill at her home at 2405 Hamilton
street.
The Rev. J. H. Nichols, who suc
ceeds the Rev. Harry Shepherd as the
pastor of Allen chapel, South Omaha,
has arrived and taken up the work In
his new field.
Mr. Albert N. Wade, who has been
sick for several weeks, returned to
work at the Douglas county court
house, Tuesday morning. Mr. Wads
was appointed to a janitorship over 2
years ago by Mr. John C. Lynch. Mr.
H. J. Taylor is employed in the same
capacity. Both men have given entire
satisfaction.
Mrs. Joseph LaCour was a week-end
guest of Mrs. Flippin at Lincoln. She
returned to Omaha Sunday night.
The harvest home dinner given by
Mesdames C. H. Hicks, LaCour, Wal
lace, Watson and West at Holmes hall
Tuesday night for the benetfi of St.
Philip’s church was a very delightful
social event and a marked success
from every point of view.
Mrs. Josie Allen, who was called to
California some months ago by the
serious illness of her daughter, Jose
phine, returned home last week.
Mr. William G. Haynes, associate
editor of The Monitor, went to Lin
coln Saturday afternoon to attend the
meeting of the Nebraska section of
the American Chemical association.
Mr. Haynes is one of the few colored
men who are members of this organi
zation. He remained until Sunday
night and while there was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cooley at their
pleasant and hospitable home on
South Eleventh street.
Dependable dress making. Prices
reasonable. Miss Gladys Counsellor,
2128 Lake street. Webster 604.
The Phi Delta girls gave a Hallow
e’en party, Thursday night at the res
idence of Miss Mary Newman, 2211
North Twenty-eighth avenue. Fif
teen couples were present.
The Elite Whist club met at the
residence of Mrs. Jasper Brown, 811
North Forty-fifth street, Wednesday
afternoon. Luncheon was served at
1:30, after which the afternoon was
spent in whist. The prize was won by
Mrs. E. West.
Mrs. Washington, en route to her
home In Denver from Detroit, Mich,
where she has been attending the
quadrennial meeting of the Women’s
Parent Mite Missionary society, is
visiting her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Washington, 2021
North Twenty-seventh street.
Mr. William N. Johnson, attorney
at-law, a former football star on the
University of Nebraska eleven, went
to Lincoln Saturday to attend the Ne
braska-Notre Dame game and to visit
his mother, Mrs. Laura Johnson. Mr.
Johnson was among the most enthus
iastic rooters for his alma mater.
Mrs. Ernest Settles has been called
to Chicago by the illness of her moth
er, Mrs. Hall. She left Sunday night. |
Mr. Harry Buford motored to Lin
coln Sunday morning and returned on
Sunday afternoon. He had as his
guests on the trip Mr. Frank Black
well and the Misses Frances Shaw
and Hazel E. Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Parker of
3823 North Twenty-first street, return
ed last Friday from a pleasant trip to
Denver and Colorado Springs.
Dr. W. W. Peebles is buying an at
tractive seven-room, strictly modern
house at 2416 Binney street, into
which he and his family are moving
today.
The Big Twelve Whist club was en
tertained at the residence of Sergeant
Isaac Bailey, 2812 Pratt street.
There were devotional services at
the Negro Woman’s Christian Home
Sunday from 5 to 6 p. m., led by Mrs.
A. Bedell of Lincoln, Neb.
The Zion BaptiBt banner day last
Thursday was quite a success finan
cially. There were fourteen taggers
on the streets and all made a good
report.
The Y. P. V. Circle was entertained
by their president, Mrs. M. D. Mar
shall, 2605 Grant street, Monday eve
ning.
Mr. J. H. Hill on this trip to the
coast will spend a few days visiting
the 25th Infantry, which has just re
turned to the United States from
Cuba and will be stationed at San
Francisco. Mr. Hill was formerly a
member of this regiment.
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Mrs. M. I). Marshall entertained at
six-o’clock dinner Saturday evening
in honor of Mrs. Anna Bedell and
daughter, Zolla, of Lincoln, Nobf;
Miss Mildred Palmer of Maryville,
Mo., and Mrs. M. A. Shelton.
I Mrs. George Clay stopped over one
day last week to see her sister, Mrs.
Stella Harris. Mrs. Clay was on her
way to her home in Tacoma, Wash.,
after visiting the exposition at San
Francisco.
Miss Ethel Terry returned to St.
Paul Monday night, after a pleasant
visit but expects to return soon to
spend the winter with her mother,
Mrs. W. D. Marshall, 2605 Grant St.
Mr. Henry Cropp returned to the
city after spending a fortnight visit
nig his mother at Glasgow, Mo., and
friends in Chicago, 111. Mr. Cropp
"has resumed his old run over the
Union Pacific to San Francisco, Cal.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Ford of Chicago,
111., arrived i nthe- city Wednesday
morning. While in the city they will
stop with Mrs. M. D. Marshall, 2605
I Grant street.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Taggart en
tertained Monday evening at their
home on Thirtieth and Burdette
streets in honor ot' Miss Jennie Lee
Smiley of Canton, Mo. The guests
present were the Misses Beulah Brit
ton, Gertrude and Willie Watson; Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Monroe, Mrs. Harrold,
Mrs. Nellie Owens, Mrs. Gertrude
Crittenden, Mrs. Hoke Smiley, Mrs.
Carrie Gordon and Messrs. Lawrence
Parker, Paul Moore, Omar Critten
den, Sherman Jefferson, Garnett Tim
ony and Cunnigan Wilson.
Mr. Sam Ray, who has been ill for
some weeks with smallpox, is rapidly
recovering.
Mrs. Annie Bedell and daughter
Zola, of Lincoln, Neb., were the guests
Sunday of Mrs. Shelton of North
Twenty-ninth street.
Mr. Charles Shelton, who has been
ill, is improving.
The ball which was given by the
Autumn Leaf Athletic Club last Tues
day night at Alamo was a marked
success. The large number present
spent a most delightful evening.
Mr. J. E. Turner and Mr. Griffin
have taken over the cleaning and
dyeing establishment formerly operat
ed by H. K. Kendle at 2524 Lake
street. They intend to completely re
model the place and also install a
modern, up-to-date cleaning plant. Mr.
Turner has been in the cleaning and
dyeing business for about eighteen
years. He formerly operated two
places in Topeka, Kan., for ten years.
PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS.
SECOND ANNUAL SYNOD
PROVINCE OF NORTHWEST
(Continued from first .page.)
Wide Preaching Mission" by two of
the most effective speakers of the
province. Sunday services will be
held in the various churches and at
8 p. m. there will be a missionary
mass meeting with three addresses.
It is a fact worth knowing that in
the Province of the Northwest there
are nearly one thousand colored com
municants or adherents of the Episco
pal church. There are six congrega
tions, St. Philip the Deacon, Omaha;
St. Philip’s, St. Paul and St. Thom
as’, Minneapolis, Minn.; Church of the
Redeemer, Denver, Col.; St, Mary the
Virgin, Keokuk, la., and St. Andrew’s,
Colorado Springs. The majority are
in these congregations, but in addition
there are many communicants belong
ing to white congregations through
out the province. There are three
colored priests in the province, the
Rev. Alfred H. Lealtad of St. Paul,
the Rev. Henry B. Brown, Denver, and
the Rev. John Albert Williams, Oma
ha.
SATURDAY IS CANDY DAY
AT THE REXALL STORES
1 lb. box Marguerite Chocolate Cher
ries—instead of 60c, for.39c
1 lb. box Barr's Saturday Candy—
instead of 50c, for.29c
1 lb. Nut Chocolates—Instead of 50c,
for .29c
1 lb. Uncle Joshua Hoarhound Candy
for .14c
Liggett's Nut and Fruit Chocolates,
1 lb. for.80c
It pays to trade where you can
surely find every article desired and
save money on it as well.
RAZORS AND FOUNTAIN PENS
$2.00 Magnetic Steel Razor lor.93c
Your choice of % dozen kinds high
grade Razors at, each.98c
50c pkg. Gillette Blades for.39c
$5.00 Gillette Razor for.$3.89
Sherman & McConnell
Drug Co.
4 Good Drug Stores
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